Couleur Kenzo Rose-Pink

When I was offered this one in a swap some time ago, I liked the look of the note list enough to figure it would be a safe bet for me: roses, grapefruit, saffron, angelica - a simple but intriguing concept. So I was slightly disappointed to find it quite the opposite of intriguing in practice: it's nice enough, but not very special, and extraordinarily shortlived to boot. The opening is very enjoyable: for the first ten minutes or so I get a fizzy, rather gourmand rose, candied but not overly sweet. At this point I'm not exactly wowed, but I do like it, and furthermore it reminds me a little of an old guilty pleasure of mine, DKNY's Pink Macaron. So I can definitely imagine wanting to wear this from time to time...until half an hour passes and there's no trace of it left. If I'm very much in love with a scent I might forgive weak performance, but that's not the case here, and half an hour is really appalling anyway. So all in all I just don't think this is "full bottle worthy" for me, and if I do another round of swaps or run out of space in my cabinet, this will be among the first to go.

Something I appreciate about Kenzo is the way they take florals and give them a twist that gives the wearer an air of being not just feminine but perhaps slightly quirky. Flower is certainly that way, and now this take on the current rose fad. I smelled this without reading anything about what it was meant to be and the best way I can describe it is to take you on an emotional ride. At first while wearing this I'm feeling pretty and feminine but there is an odd side to me, so don't expect me to be an ordinary woman because I'm not, I'm unique and unpredictable. Don't you wish you knew me better? Don't I remind you of something happy from long ago? But after a while I tire of this, it was a face I put on, and I revert to my real self: an ordinary girl. Looking now at what they meant for the scent I was probably picking up on the saffron for the first half hour. When that dissipated all too quickly it was back to the citrus/floral notes that can be found everywhere. The first half hour was a wonderful ride.

I'm really perplex about this fragrance. It's quite a strong and spicy scent. Usually I like Kenzo fragrancies but cannot decide in terms of my interpretation of this one. I'm trying it since some time before making this review. Saffron is effectively rather intrusive. But finally is likeable enough if carefully sprayed. Rose along with Saffron are the most prominent notes. I notice refreshing juicy citrus as well in the opening. An overspray is a disaster as it makes appear a strange chemical note. Finally I think it is likeable slightly heady rose spicy fragrance. Is good for casual wear or everyday wear at work but only if slightly sprayed. It lasts longtime on clothes. I would recommend this as a gift for novices for introduction in fragrancies. Because this fragrance is from the series "déjà vu" and tends to the style "crowd pleasure" and "easy go".

There is something about this perfume that strongly reminds me of walking into a Lush store. In my opinion, that is a great quality - I'm very fond of this scent. This to me is by no means a pure rose scent, nor is it your run-of-the-mill fruity floral: There is a spicyness to it that effectively stops it from falling into these cathegories. It's definitely a daytime fragrance, but it's not at all as light and girly as the pink bottle might suggest.

Very refreshing, floral-green rose scent. Probably entirely synthetic, but likeable for what it is. A bit spicy and soapy in the virtually nonexistent dry-down, this is a very casual composition. Couleur Rose reminded me of Roses de Chloe, minus the sweet musky background. And basically without any character. Not love but maybe a "like" for me. There are many other spring rose scents out there with more to offrer.